Seaton Carew pair Jamie Harper and Hugh Hamilton could clash in the final of the Durham County Matchplay Championship at Eaglescliffe today.

Seaton Carew pair Jamie Harper and Hugh Hamilton could clash in the final of the Durham County Matchplay Championship at Eaglescliffe today.

Both came through last night's quarter finals and avoid each other in this morning's semi-finals, which start at 9am. Harper faces Boldon's Gavin Nesbit and Hamilton takes on Barnard Castle's Rob Dinwiddie.

The final is scheduled for 2pm.

Harper cruised through last night with a 7 and 6 win over Damian Devine and the South Moor player had no answer to Harper's red-hot putter - he had just 11 putts in the 12 holes played.

Hamilton lost the first to Billingham's Martin Lee but gradually took control, although he wobbled a bit on 15 before finishing things off.

Dinwiddie won against Wearside's Danny Hair in a close match with Hair missing a short putt on 17 for the Barnard Castle player to go through.

Durham City lost their last hope when Graham Marchbank went down 3 and 2 to Nesbit, who putted well and was five up with five to play.